Put-in-Bay and Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial will celebrate 197 years of peace between nations--the United States, Great Britain and Canada, September 10-12.
  The 352-foot Doric column currently undergoing restoration for the 2013 Bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie celebration commemorates Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's defeat of the British Fleet on September 10, 1813 10 miles north of Put-in-Bay. The National Park Service, which took over responsibility for the memorial in 1936, has a full schedule of events and activities planned for Historical Weekend. The observance began in 1991 as a celerbation of history, music and art.
   The Put-in-Bay Cahmber of Commerce hosts Art in the Park on Saturday, September 11, in DeRivera Park from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Toledo Symphony, sponsored by the Perry Group, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Perry's Victory Visitor Center.
   Saturday's Memorial Program will be a tribute to a remembrance of 9-11. The Captain, Master Chief and Color Guard from the USS Lake Erie stationed at Pearl Harbor will participate in several programs at National Park as well as the Grand Parade and Memorial Program.
   Miller Boat Line hosts the annual Historical Baseball Game on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the ball field on Concord Avenue. The Put-in-Bay Mossbacks play the Ohio Historical Society Muffins. The Lake Erie Islands Historical Society will sell hot dogs and soft drinks donated by Miller's will all proceeds benefitting the historical museum.


Historic Weekend Schedule of Events

Friday, September 10

7 p.m.                           Sunset Flag Retirement Ceremony

                                    Boys Scouts of America, American Legion Post 459

                                    and National Park Service Park Rangers

Saturday, September 11

10 a.m. – 12 noon          USS Lake Erie Sailors Coat of Arms Children’s Program

12 noon                        Informal Lunch  provided by Boy Scouts of America

2:15 p.m.                      Historic Weekend Parade

3 p.m.                           Historic Weekend Ceremony

4:30 p.m.                      Ice Cream Social

 5 p.m.                           A Sailor’s Life Then and Now

                                     With the Crew of the USS Lake Erie and 1812 Sailors

 6:30 p.m.                      Toledo Symphony Concert

Throughout the Day

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.            Historic Encampment, Musket and Carronade Firings,

Sunday, September 12:

9: 30 a.m.                     Tribute to Boys Scout of America—100 Years

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.            Historic Encampment

  The Village of Put-in-Bay and the island's chamber of commerce are asking boaters to take a brief survey during their trip to the islands in August and September.
  The Boater's Survey asks those docking at Put-in-Bay municipal marinas and the private marinas downtown to answer a few questions to assist the village and chamber in making their boating experience to the islands more enjoyable.
  Dockmasters will be handing out the one-page survey to all customers. Boaters can return the form to the dockmaster or to the chamber offices in the Depot at the corner of Delaware and Toledo Avenues downtown.
  Boaters who have been stopped this summer for an inspection or any other matter can also take a longer online survey at http://putinbayinfo.com . The online survey is collecting information for a Task Force studying ways to make boat owners' excursions on Lake Erie more enjoyable.
  Any boater who was stopped in 2010 in Lake Erie's western basin can participate in the survey.